Community meetings give us a chance to inform you about the latest changes at the department of services for the blind (DSB), and to discuss issues and challenges. We want to know about your experience with our services. What is working well in your community? What could we do better? What needs are not being met? We will use your comments to develop our state and strategic plans for the coming year.

     Whether you are a past, present, or potential consumer of the DSB, a family member, a community service provider, a friend to someone who is blind, a member of a blind consumer organization, or an interested citizen, we want to hear from you. Please join us to talk to us in person at our upcoming Seattle community meeting.

     The purpose of the council is to develop, analyze, make recommendations, and agree to state goals, the state plan, state policies, and state activities to insure that persons who are blind in Washington state receive the most effective and efficient services possible. State rehabilitation council meetings are held on a quarterly basis and follow a set agenda. Members from the public are encouraged to attend and participate in public comment scheduled from 10-10:30 a.m. A copy of the agenda is available upon request.

     The DSB is committed to providing a barrier free environment for everyone who attends the meeting(s). If you need a reasonable accommodation to attend the meeting(s), please make those requests at least two weeks in advance. DSB does not provide transportation to or from the meeting(s).

     For more information about either meeting, contact Marla Oughton directly at (206) 721-6430, toll-free at 1-800-552-7103, or by e-mail maroughton@dsb.wa.gov. You may also visit DSB's web site at www.dsb.wa.gov to see where the next quarterly meetings will be held.

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